How cute is Shaun White? He's like an adorable version of Carrot-top. Seriously, are they related? I'm so glad I'm not 19 or 20, because then I'd feel compelled to have a crush on him. Shaun White, not Carrot-top.

Just a link to funny commercial that a friend emailed me. That and other funny stuff can be found at dontforward.com.

Um, yeah, I got nothin'.

I vented about something today, just typed it out and saved it. Amazing how you can have something stuck in your head, and if you just write it out, it can clear out and not bother you anymore. This must be how real writers feel all the time ( Read more... )

Good timing, as 1_bad_idea and I have been discussing why people are so opposed to gay marriage. Actually, it was less of a "why" discussion than just us saying "how can people be so stupid about this ( Read more... )

But first, a word about sponsors. Found this via 1_bad_idea:

3 minute activism request"If you, reading this, are so inclined to make one phone call, you will nullify a phone call from an anti-gay nutjob. Oh, excuse me, an anti-gay crusader. Kraft Foods is a major sponsor of the 2006 Gay Games. The nutjobs/crusaders have targeted them and are flooding their ( Read more... )

More interesting stuff (well, *I* think so, anyway), this time from What's New at Netscape. I got the idea for "Shattered" while going to sleep, and the idea for a C/A story while waking up.

Wow! We're Smarter in This Body Position

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Everyone saw some version of this fascinating article on scent and how gay men react to certain scents differently than straight men, right? There were a couple of different articles floating around the web, but this one has what I thought was the most interesting part: "Gay men preferred body odors from other gay men and heterosexual women." ( Read more... )

So I wonder what could have inspired a series of books about a 13-year old James Bond, hm?

ETA on 12/4/2006: Actually, the first thing I thought of when I read this just now was "Artemis Fowl". Whoops. :-D Sorry, Harry!

Hm, I was just thinking about dog names this morning, wondering if "Padfoot" will ever make it onto a top-10 list. Not yet, I guess; maybe it only works for large, black dogs. I thought I saw a list of female dogs' names last year with "Hermione" on it, but maybe that was a fluke, since it's not there this year.

List of popular dog names[Edited ( Read more... )

I feel kind of sick. I went to Koh Pi Pi twice in 1991. I have no idea if any of the places I remember were still there even before the tsunami, but still. The bungalows that were up the hill, but on the west side of the island, and not far from the beach. The cafe in town where the cats would wander in and sit on your lap while you ate. The ( Read more... )